''Thatcheria pagodula'' is an extinct

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sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

, a marine

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Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families" ...

.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Thatcheria pagodula (Powell, 1942) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831743 on 2020-04-07

Description

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in

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References

* Powell, A. W. B. 1942. ''The New Zealand Recent and fossil Mollusca of the family Turridae, with general notes on Turrid nomenclature and systematics.'' Bull. Auckland Inst., 2 : 1–188, pis. 1–14. * Maxwell, P.A. (2009). ''Cenozoic Mollusca.'' pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch

External links

A.J. Charig, The Gastropod Genus Thatcheria and its Relationships; Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), vol. 7 # 9 (1963)

pagodula ''Pagodula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pagodulinae of the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Pagodula'' include: * ...

Gastropods described in 1942 Gastropods of New Zealand {{paleo-Raphitomidae-stub